Fine Considered For Wyoming Company

Casper, Wy – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission isconsidering a six-thousand dollar fine against a Wyoming firmaccused of violating training rules for the possession and use ofradioactive materials. The agency says High Mountain Inspection Service, of Mills, usedan employee not fully trained as a radiographer's assistant toperform tests at a refinery in Cheyenne in November 2004. Radiography involves taking images similar to X-rays of pumps,values, pipes and other heavy metal items to make sure they arestructurally sound. In addition, the agency says the worker was not equipped withradiation monitoring equipment as required. High Mountain was fined 12-thousand dollars by the N-R-C inApril 2004 for separate security and safety violations.